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A few more photogenic mushrooms popping up to say hello!

13/07/2026

#mushroom #mushroom hunting #photography #mushroom photography #bolete #pair #parasol #shaggy #mycology

Mountain Bluet (centaurea montana) 🪻

13/07/2026

#bluet #cornflower #perennial #nature #photography #macro photography #flower #purple flower #thistle #bachelors button #asteraceae

Canada anemone (anemonastrum canadense) 🌿🪷

13/07/2026

#canada anemone #anemone #nature #photography #macro photography #macro #flowers #white flowers #thimbleweed #weeds #pretty plants #meadow #flowery meadow #anemonastrum canadense #anemonastrum #crowfoot

The rain has been plenty in my area, which means lots of mushrooms popping up everywhere!

#mushrooms #mycology #nature #photography #mushroom photography #bolete #photographers of tumblr #my art #my photos

I liked the framing of this shot. Even if the bird isn't in pristine focus, I liked the colors and the movement in the water around him

Common Merganser (Mergus Merganser)

01/07/2026

#bird watching #birding #birb #birbs of tumblr #common merganser #merganser #mergus merganser #waterfowl #fishing #fish #nature photography #wildlife photography

This beaver didn't seem to mind my presence, as I sat quietly taking photos of birds along the shoreline

North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

01/07/2026

#wildlife pictures #photography #nature #wildlife photography #alberta #beaver #castor canadensis #castor #dam

One of my favorite "common" birds - the robin - has such a sweet song that reminds me of Spring

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

01/07/2026

#nature #photography #bird photography #bird watching #wildlife photography #birding #robin #american robin #fledgling #baby bird #turdus migratorius

I know this shot is a little moodier than my usual bird photos, but I was so happy when one of my favorite birds sat so nicely for a few pictures

Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)

01/07/2026

#nature #photography #bird photography #alberta #bird watching #wildlife photography #birding #birds #cormorant #double crested cormorant #waterfowl #wings #wingspan #river

Colorful and cheery, calling out loudly from the cat tails

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)

01/07/2026

#bird #birb #birbs of tumblr #ornithology #bird watching #yellow headed blackbird #blackbird #birdsong #cattails #reeds #rushes #spring #nature photography #wildlife photography

Very excited to share this photoset. I went on a 2 ½ day birding trip, visited a couple favorite birding spots, and took over 1000 photos of 24(!!) different species of birds. These 13 photos showcase 12 of the different birds and 1 mammal.

I'll be reposting some of my favorites from this set as a individuals over the next few days, but I like the way these looked all together! I hope others enjoy looking as much as I enjoyed taking them. 😊

30/06/2026 - 2/07/2026

I got out to the man-made lake around 4:30AM that morning. The sky was still fading away from pink.

I spotted a few exciting birds: double-crested cormorants, red-necked grebes, bonaparte's gulls...as well as grackles, coots, geese, and blackbirds a plenty.

I spent a good couple hours that morning, just after dawn, trudging around the lake and taking photographs.

When suddenly! Not just a lifer, but a pair of them: two regal, majestic, black-crowned night herons..

Easily spooked, and prone to doing their fishing in the early mornings while camouflaged in the tall grasses and reeds surrounding the water, these two did not make it easy on me..

And so...I saw a Black-Crowned Heron, and this is all I have to show for it 😭 Had to have a little laugh about it!